Asia 2018 world cup qualifying

On Saturday, Vietnam qualified for the semi-finals of the AFF Cup 2018 by topping group A with a 3-0 win over Cambodia. Fox Sports football editor Gabriel Tan praised the victory and said Vietnam should take this chance and set themselves the goal of World Cup qualification in the future. "Given that this is undoubtedly a golden generation, Vietnamese football must look to make the most of this rare opportunity and aim to qualify for a future World Cup; or the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo at the very least, has to be a target," Tan wrote. Vietnamese players celebrate their 3-0 victory over Cambodia at the AFF Suzuki Cup 2018 on November 24. Photo by VnExpress/Duc Dong Tan also believed Vietnam’s head coach Park Hang-seo deserved credit for putting his faith in youth at AFF Cup 2018. "At 59, Park is by no means a young coach, but in just over a year in charge of the team, he has already shown a real affinity with youth. From his 23-man squad, 15 players are only 23 years or … [Read more...] about Vietnamese football must target World Cup qualification: Fox Sports editor

National broadcaster VTV has announced that ads carried by its VTV6 channel will cost less for shorter time slots: VND262.5 million ($11,195) for 20 seconds; VND210 million ($8,956) for 15 seconds, and VND 175 million ($7,463) for 10 seconds. The price of these spots will rise by VND25-37.5 million ($1,066-$1,599) if the Vietnamese national team qualifies for the semifinals, and are expected to further double if it makes it to the final. Then, each 30 second spot will be worth VND800 million ($34,122), equivalent to VTV’s charges for the 2018 World Cup Final in July. On the other hand, each advertising spot of the same length in games without the Vietnamese team will cost much less. If Vietnam is not present in the final, 30 second spots for the game will cost just VND50 million ($2,132). Meanwhile, the Vietnam Television Corporation (VTC), a member of Voice of Vietnam (VOV), is selling a 30 second spot on VTC3 channel for VND180 million ($7,676) for group stage matches that … [Read more...] about AFF Cup: 30-sec ads to cost $15,000 if Vietnam plays

Asia's quartet of World Cup representatives failed to deliver a single victory four years ago and hopes of a turnaround in Russia are low, with continental powerhouses Japan and South Korea struggling for form. Asian anguish: Saudi Arabia's 5-0 thrashing by Russia got Asia's World Cup off to a terrible start. (AFP/Patrik STOLLARZ) Five nations qualified from the Asian confederation for the 2018 World Cup but Saudi Arabia's 5-0 thumping at the hands of the hosts in the tournament opener followed the pattern of miserable performances and results for Asian sides in Brazil. In the 16 years since Japan and South Korea hosted the tournament, with the latter reaching the semi-finals, they have each only made it beyond the group stages once, in 2010. Frenchman Philippe Troussier took Japan to the last 16 on home soil in 2002 but believes they have "no chance" of making the knockout phase this time despite avoiding the tournament favourites in their group. Japan sacked coach Vahid … [Read more...] about World Cup: Saudi thumping offers little hope for Asian upturn in Russia

Source: FIFA Coca-Cola World Ranking, 2018Viet Nam News NEW DELHI — As the FIFA World Cup starts in Russia from this week, here is how Asian countries are ranked by the global football body. The FIFA World Cup begins today and countries across the world are gearing up for it. Only three Asian countries – Australia, South Korea and Japan have qualified to compete for the world’ most coveted trophy in football. On the global ranking, Australia is the only country from Asia that figures in the top 50. Australian team named Socceroos is ranked 36. The Socceroos are in Group C with France, Peru and Denmark. South Korea is ranked 57 and is the only Asian country that has qualified nine times for the world cup. It is also the only Asian country to win the most entertaining team award at 2002 FIFA world Cup. Two players from the team were also voted members of the MasterCard All Star Team, the only Asians to be voted in. South Korean team is in Group F with Germany, … [Read more...] about FIFA World Cup Ranking, 2018

Viet Nam News Football HÀ NỘI — Vietnamese head coach Park Hang-seo said Việt Nam were in a tough grouping at the 2019 Asian Cup, but his players had experience facing strong rivals. Việt Nam are in Group D at the tournament, along with three West Asian teams, including Iran, Iraq and Yemen, following a draw held late Friday in Dubai. “We’ve been grouped with one of the strongest teams in Asia – Iran. Iraq and Yemen can be very tricky teams to face, but our players have experience playing West Asian teams,” Park said on the AFC website after the ceremony. The South Korean coach noted that in the past, his squad overcame and drew even with several teams from that region. In the Asian Cup qualifier, Việt Nam grabbed two draws against Jordan. In the 2018 World Cup qualification, Việt Nam were also in the same group with Iraq. They allowed Iraq to equalise 1-1 in the last seconds of the first leg and lost with the … [Read more...] about Việt Nam know how to resist West Asian rival at Cup